Kitchen of the Week: Eclectic English Kitchen, Color Included - Remodelista
Meet the state-of-the-art kitchen that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Photography via Light Locations. The space is anchored by a high/low combo: a marble-topped island with integrated sink and birch plywood base (with built-in storage on two sides). The below-counter walls of cabinets are also birch ply–ending with an exclamation point: a raspberry-color fridge. The kitchen has a gloriously tall, wooden-paneled cover ceiling and a wall of steel-framed windows and doors that open to a terrace and garden. Get the lowdown on concrete in the kitchen in our posts Remodeling 101: Polished Concrete Flooring and Remodeling 101: Concrete Countertops. The back wall is lined with outsized subway tiles in an offset brick pattern. For wall light ideas, see 11 Best Industrial Sconces for the Kitchen. Tiles and paneling create an interesting contrapuntal moment. The old-fashioned enameled range is an Everhot; read about it and other heart-of-the-home classics in Object Lessons: The Great British Range Cooker. A pantry with open wood shelving (and mascot fox head) is conveniently tucked into one end of the kitchen.